I spent a good part of my childhood in a rural area; we didn't live on a commercial farm, but did raise our own animals to slaughter and eat.
I never quite understand people who get all "sentimental" about animals; I don't understand how people can conclude animals have some type of "human-like" intelligence. They are really exceeding stupid.
This short clip demonstrates their stupidity (we raised sheep -- this is sooo typical of their behavior!):
